Reliability assessments: concepts, models, and case studies

Content: Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Author
 Section I: Concepts and Models
 Chapter 1: Overview of Reliability Assessments
 Chapter 2: Concept of Randomness
 Chapter 3: Probability and Sampling
 Chapter 4: Reliability Functions
 Chapter 5: Reliability Model
 Chapter 6: Reliability Models
 Chapter 7: Bathtub Curves for Humans and Components
 Section II: Case Studies
 Chapter 8: Introduction to Modeling Failure Data
 Chapter 9: 50 Ideal Weibull Devices
 Chapter 10: 50 Ideal Lognormal Devices
 Chapter 11: 50 Ideal Normal Devices
 Chapter 12: 5 Ideal Weibull and Lognormal Devices Chapter 13: 9 Unidentified ComponentsChapter 14: 10 Insulated Cable Specimens
 Chapter 15: 10 Steel Specimens
 Chapter 16: 12 Electrical Insulation Specimens
 Chapter 17: 13 Airplane Components
 Chapter 18: 15 Pieces of Equipment
 Chapter 19: 18 Unknown Items
 Chapter 20: 19 Personnel Carriers
 Chapter 21: 19 Insulating Fluid Specimens (34 kV)
 Chapter 22: 20 Unspecified Items
 Chapter 23: 20 Dielectric Specimens
 Chapter 24: 20 Batteries
 Chapter 25: 20 Epoxy Insulation Specimens
 Chapter 26: 20 Electric Carts
 Chapter 27: 20 Wires and Bonds
 Chapter 28: 20 Electrical Insulation Samples Chapter 29: 23 Deep-Groove Ball BearingsChapter 30: 25 Deep-Groove Ball Bearings
 Chapter 31: 24 Steel Specimens
 Chapter 32: 24 Transistors
 Chapter 33: 25 Specimens of Yarn
 Chapter 34: 25 Steel Rods
 Chapter 35: 25 Undisclosed Specimens
 Chapter 36: 26 Carbon Fibers in Resin (L = 75 mm)
 Chapter 37: 26 Failures of a Radar System
 Chapter 38: 28 Bundles of Carbon Fibers (L= 20 mm)
 Chapter 39: 29 Bundles of Carbon Fibers (L= 300 mm)
 Chapter 40: 30 Laser Welds
 Chapter 41: 32 Centrifugal Pumps
 Chapter 42: 34 Transistors
 Chapter 43: 35 Grooved Steel Specimens Chapter 44: 36 Electrical AppliancesChapter 45: 36 Failures of a 500 MW Generator
 Chapter 46: 40 Undesignated Parts
 Chapter 47: 43 Vacuum Tubes
 Chapter 48: 46 Repairs for a Transceiver
 Chapter 49: 47 Thin Film Devices
 Chapter 50: 50 Throttles
 Chapter 51: 50 Unknown Items
 Chapter 52: 50 Electronic Units
 Chapter 53: 50 Bearings
 Chapter 54: 50 Deep-Groove Ball Bearings
 Chapter 55: 57 Aluminum Samples
 Chapter 56: 57 Carbon Fibers (L= 1 mm)
 Chapter 57: 59 Aluminum Conductors
 Chapter 58: 60 Appliances
 Chapter 59: 64 Carbon Fibers (L= 10 mm)
 Chapter 60: 66 Carbon Fibers (L= 50 mm) Chapter 61: 70 Carbon Fibers (L= 20 mm)Chapter 62: 72 Alloy T7987 Samples
 Chapter 63: 85 Adhesive Samples
 Chapter 64: 96 Locomotive Controls
 Chapter 65: 98 Brake Pads
 Chapter 66: 100 Fuses
 Chapter 67: 100 Kevlar Fibers
 Chapter 68: 100 Unnamed Items
 Chapter 69: 100 Unspecified Samples
 Chapter 70: 101 Aluminum Coupons (21 kpsi)
 Chapter 71: 101 Aluminum Coupons (31 kpsi)
 Chapter 72: 102 Aluminum Coupons (26 kpsi)
 Chapter 73: 104 GaAs Lasers
 Chapter 74: 107 Radio Transmitters
 Chapter 75: 109 Mining Accidents
 Chapter 76: 110 Tires
 Chapter 77: 137 Carbon Fibers